Jackson said his interest in photography began when he was 12 or 13. He grew up in Dallas.
An aunt gave him a Baby Brownie Special camera to give him his start,
and a family cat became one of his first subjects. When Jackson turned
14, his interest became more serious. Another aunt gave him an Argus C-3
35 mm camera. Jackson’s first news photo was of a double fatality crash
in northern Dallas. Jackson persuaded his father to drive him to the
scene of the crash. His second news photo was of an airplane crash at
Love Field.
His photography interest grew when he became hooked on photographing
sports car racing. Prior to joining the 36th Infantry National Guard,
Jackson attended Southern Methodist University but did not graduate.
While in the Army, Jackson became a photographer for an Army general and
further developed his portfolio.

On Nov. 22, 1963, Jackson was assigned to cover President John F.
Kennedy's arrival at Love Field and his motorcade through the city.
Jackson and many other journalists traveled with the President and first
lady from the airport. He was in the eighth vehicle behind the
presidential limousine as the motorcade headed down Elm Street. Jackson
was sitting atop the back seat of the convertible as the motorcade
approached Dealey Plaza. He was in the process of changing film when the
shots were fired; but his camera was empty. He had just removed a roll
of film to hand-off to another newspaper employee, and had not yet
reloaded. However, he was among the few people who saw the rifle barrel
in the window of the book depository. After the assassination, Jackson
remained in Delay Plaza, but took no more photos, something he later
regretted.
Two days later, Jackson was told to go to the police station to
photograph the transfer of Oswald to the county jail. Using his Nikon S3
35mm camera, Jackson photographed the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in
the Dallas police station garage

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Igor Petrovich Volk (Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк; born April 12, 1937 in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, USSR) is a retired cosmonaut and test pilot in the Soviet Union. He is married and has two children.Igor Volk was selected as a cosmonaut on July 30, 1980, flew as Research Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-12, the 7th expedition to Salyut 7.
One goal of the mission was to test the effects of long-duration
spaceflight on Volk's return flight piloting as a precursor to piloting
the Space Shuttle Buran.
He served as the head of the cosmonauts training for the Buran program
and since the project's cancellation, as a Flight Tests Deputy at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in 1995 before retiring in 1996. He has previously served as President of the National Aero Club of Russia and Vice President of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. As recognition for his contributions as a test pilot and cosmonaut he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on July 29, 1984.He is also an inventor and is planning a new four-person conceptflying car called the Lark-4 which takes off and lands at 45 km/h (28 mph) using a 27-meter (89 feet) runway. It consumes 11 litres (3 gallons) of fuel for every 100 km (62 mi) traveled and cruises at around 637 km/h (396 mph).
He was the first to perform the high angle pitch control maneuver on thge Su-27 prototype known as the cobra maneuver, now known as Pugachev's Cobra after the pilot who first performed it publicly.

Sir Robert "Bobby" CharltonCBE (born 11 October 1937) is an English former football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United,
where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing
abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He was also
well known for his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in
his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a
league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and international manager.Born in Ashington, Northumberland,
Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956,
and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during
which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 after being rescued by Harry Gregg. After helping United to win the Football League in 1965, he won a World Cup medal with England
in 1966 and another Football League title with United the following
year. In 1968, he captained the Manchester United team that won the European Cup,
scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English
side to win the competition. He has scored more goals for United (249)
than any other player and held the distinction of being England's
all-time top goal scorer (49) from May 1968 to September 2015, when Wayne Rooney beat his England goal scoring record. Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United (758),[1] before being surpassed by Ryan Giggs.
He was selected for four World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970), and helped England to win the competition in 1966.
At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the
nation's most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest
level. This record has since been held by Bobby Moore and Peter Shilton.

The Bryan brothers are identical twin brothers Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan and Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan,
American professional doubles tennis players, and are the most
successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike
being the elder by two minutes. The Bryans have won multiple Olympic
medals, including the gold in 2012 and have won more professional games,
matches, tournaments and Grand Slams than any other men's pairing. They have held the World No. 1
doubles ranking jointly for 440 weeks (as of October 12, 2015), which
is longer than anyone else in doubles history. They have also finished
the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 10 times. Between 2005
and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive
men's doubles Grand Slam finals.
The brothers, who both use single-handed backhands, are noted for
their attacking style of play and great hustle. They are also well known
for celebrating winning points by chest-bumping each other.[1]
Some of their success is attributed to their particular brand of
twinship: the Bryans are "mirror twins", where one is right-handed
(Mike) and the other left-handed (Bob).[2] This is advantageous for their court coverage. They have been coached by David Macpherson since 2005.[3]
Aside from tennis, they also do charity work in aid of children in need through their foundation, The Bryan Bros. Foundation.